2019 Cortona Skies

2019 | Digital Photographs

I made just over eighty digital photographs of Cortona’s atmospheric spectacles during 2019. Nearly all those pictures were presented in my weekly newsletter, and I think these selections are the best of those.

4.12.2019
4.12.2019, digital photograph, 2019.

Compared to my 2017 and 2016 series that preceded it, I think the improvements in this 2019 set are mainly technical. I shot these with a mirrorless camera, so I had more digital “material” to work with. This led me to further my postproduction skills, and develop a more consistent editing method. As a result, I think the pictures present the key elements of the visual experience of these “cloudscapes” with greater clarity.

Beyond that, nothing changed about my practice in 2019. I run or walk around Cortona daily, carrying a camera, keeping an eye on the sky — it always surprises, and never disappoints. 

These are a selection of works — click here to view the series in its entirety on Behance.

5.14.2019
5.14.2019, digital photograph, 2019.
7.25.2019
7.25.2019, digital photograph, 2019.
9.16.2019
9.16.2019, digital photograph, 2019.